He asked tentatively: "Don't Juju usually eat so much?"
"Of course not, otherwise the Ke family will be depleted by it if they have the Xuanjing mine." Fang Canran continued, "As rich as the Ke family, if they want to feed the Juju, they will not just use boundless gold, they must add some extra ingredients.
Just coax it to eat half full. So according to the list I just made, it only needs 1.2 million taels."
"As long as that." He Lingchuan smiled bitterly. He searched all over his body, which was enough to pay a small change.
Okay, the plan of feeding Juju until she falls asleep before taking action is ruined at this moment.
No money means no money, and even if he sells it, he won't be able to raise 1.2 million taels. If a person has to bow to reality, he has to think of another plan B.
"Do you know why the emperor assigned it to the Ke family? Not everyone can afford to enshrine the torch."
He Lingchuan nodded repeatedly: "Then can I stand in the Star Reaching Tower and throw ore into the rock pool?"
"Okay." Why is this young man so interested in Ju?
Is this "a request from a friend"?
He Lingchuan rolled his eyes: "By the way, I remember Brother Fang once said that the quantity of exotic ores purchased by the Ke family through Dunyuan has been continuously declining in recent years."
"Master He has a good memory."
"Did the Ke family find another buyer?"
"No." Fang Canran shook his head, "We have cooperated with the Ke family for many years, and Dunyuan's supply has always been the most stable in terms of price and quality."
There was a hint of arrogance in his words: "Mr. He may not know that the most important thing about this long-term cooperation is stable quality, followed by price."
"Then why did the Ke family purchase less?" He Lingchuan stroked his chin, "Is it possible that they dare to withhold the tribute from the torch?"
Fang Canran considered his words: "Actually, Tiangong and the Ke family are responsible for the enshrinement of the Torch in proportion. Tiangong takes about 70%, and the Ke family pays the remaining 30%. As far as I know, this ratio has been implemented for a hundred years, and it has not been done so far.
Change."
He Lingchuan suddenly realized.
God designated the Xuanjing mine to the Ke family. Although it is a supreme honor, the Ke family also has a lot of obligations. Just offering sacrifices, uh, actually feeding the mountains and rivers is a huge expense——
It's so big that even the Heavenly Palace is unwilling to bear it alone.
But if they paid the bills in Sanqi, it would be impossible for the Ke family to deduct the rations from Tuoju without authorization.
The problem lies with Tiangong - the food and treatment provided by Tiangong to Yuju have generally been downgraded over the years.
He Lingchuan can easily figure out the reason:
After the Spirit Gathering Formation was put into use, it created a huge suppression on the Torch, preventing this rock-fire monster from doing whatever it wanted as before. The Tiangong also resented it for causing the Lingxu City earthquake more than ten years ago, which severely reduced the prestige of the god.
.Now that this watchdog has been chained, Tiangong will give it a lesson so that it will not be hungry or hungry to death.
Of course, the objective reason is that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has further weakened in the past ten years, and the production capacity of Xuanjing Mine has been reduced, so the offerings to the Torch cannot be as abundant as before.
He Lingchuan smiled and said: "Poor Shanze must be very hungry. Well, Brother Fang doesn't happen to have these two flavors of ore, right?"
He read out the two cheapest-looking ones on the list: "Shaoling Mine and...Qianjinyan?"
Fang Canran is also a person with a good memory. He took stock in his mind for a long time and nodded: "Yes, they are all."
Before He Lingchuan had time to smile, he continued: "The rough ore from Shaoling Mine costs thirty taels of silver per catty. You have to bring at least three hundred catties to Zhaixinglou. If you bring less, it will be wasted.
I'm too lazy to pay attention to you; Qianjinyan is cheaper, twenty taels of silver per pound, but Shanze doesn't seem to like it very much."
He Lingchuan felt a sharp pain in his heart: "Three hundred pounds?"
Damn you, three hundred kilograms of Shaoling ore is nine thousand taels! Add another three hundred kilograms of Qianjinyan, and it’s fifteen thousand taels!
If you don’t do anything and want to say hello to Yuju, you have to pay 15,000 taels for the meeting fee?!
Fifteen million dollars.
No wonder the Heavenly Palace wants to deduct its food rations. This stuff is so damn edible, and it only picks expensive items to eat.
Fang Canran saw the veins twitching on his forehead and said kindly, "I can give you a 10% discount."
"Can you give me a 20% discount?" He Lingchuan smiled bitterly, "Look at how much fun we had today, let's make a friendly price."
"Indeed...that 20% off can't be any less." Falling in love is a waste of money.
"Okay, when can I pick up the goods?"
"Tomorrow." Fang Canran also reminded him, "But this little thing is just snacks to it. It's hard to say whether it wants to come out. You see, people are throwing offerings down on the stone bridge of Zhaixing Tower all day long, but Shan
Ze never shows up. He is not a koi in the lotus pond. If he stutters, he will definitely show up."
"..." Are you teasing him? If you throw these fifteen thousand taels into the lava, you won't hear a sound of water?
"You'd better add some spiritual wood to it to adjust its taste."
In other words, do you have to spend more money? He Lingchuan was feeling his scalp numb when he suddenly remembered something:
"Uh, by the way, is the seabed tree okay?"
"Do you have it in your hand?" Fang Canran thought for a while, "That's okay, but the vintage must be good, or the taste must be special."
"Is there any difference?"
"Of course, spiritual trees have life, but life varies greatly and is not as stable as ore."
He Lingchuan took a deep breath: "Thank you, Brother Fang, for your advice! By the way -"
He remembered something again: "Can you get the frost pill?"
"Shuang Pill?" Fang Canran thought for a long time, "It sounds familiar. What is it for?"
"The spar produced by a certain kind of Danube beast is a specialty that can only be obtained in Caohai activities."
Fang Canran let out a long "Oh": "I remembered. The last Caohai event did not hunt for frost pills. If you want it, you probably have to wait a few days before the Caohai event starts. I can collect it for you, but
This thing is very rare and you may not be able to receive it.”
He Lingchuan knew it well and took out 7,700 taels of silver notes: "Here, the money from Shaoling Mine. Forget about Qianjinyan."
It's good to save a little. His uncle's banknote that he just got from Fang Canran was returned before he could warm it up!
Fang Canran took the banknote away without giving any change. "It will be delivered tomorrow."
He Lingchuan was about to go back, and Fang Canran sent him to the entrance of the villa, and the two parties said goodbye with a smile.
This time the mutual testing is over.
…
Fang Canran returned to Dunyuan.
He lives in a two-story building with a single door and courtyard on the west side of the huge manor. Among the splendid and exquisite buildings in Dunyuan, it is inconspicuous, but very quiet.
Fang Canran walked up to the bedroom on the second floor, and the servant quickly left after filling the hot water. Manager Fang came here to rest because he didn't like to be disturbed, and the whole Dunyuan knew it.
When he was washing his face with water, there was a fluttering sound from above, and then a slightly rough voice asked him:
"You went to test that boy, what was the result?"
A large parrot with a red back and blue wings landed on the washstand. Its cheeks were covered with fine lines.
"I didn't understand." Fang Canran casually placed a barrier, checked the room again, and then told everything about the trip to Pian Xiang Villa.
When the big parrot heard the tension, it flapped its wings: "I've told you before, you shouldn't take action yourself! Planning and planning is your strength!"
"The strong opponent hasn't come back yet, and the remaining people can't deal with He Xiao." So he took action himself, "It's about the Threaded Ring, and I don't want the third party to know about it."
But the parrot was right, he shouldn't take the risk.
"How did this person come out of nowhere and know so much about Old Shao's past?" Parrot fluttered its feathers, "Could it be that you are under suspicion and this person is here to test you?"
"It stands to reason that no outsider would know about the speech he recited." Fang Canran shook his head, "Now only you know it and I know it, and no one even knows about the Fang family branch. Lingxu City? Impossible."
"How much truth do you think he told? When he talked about his origins, it was pure nonsense." The parrot cried, "It is prevarication without sincerity."
"If it were someone else, I would think he wanted to blackmail or blackmail me, which would be easier to handle." Fang Canran wiped his face with a towel, "Those who can't see the motive are the most troublesome."
The parrot's voice became shriller: "Will the oath chain be effective? What if he can still think of ways to harm you? The devil will go crazy as soon as he hears the name of your ancestor and will not give you a chance to defend."
"He wanted to contact me, but he seemed to have scruples, so he only told the truth." Fang Canran was not in a hurry, "I checked his performance in the elixir of life, and Zhong Sunmou and Cen Boqing harmed him several times.
They were all resolved, just like what happened to him in Lingxu City. Anyone else would probably have died several times. This person’s methods and will cannot be underestimated. And he followed the clues and found Lingxu all the way from the Chiyan Kingdom.
If someone from the city said that he had any premeditated plans against me, or that he was instructed by someone, well——"
Fang Canran shook his head: "It doesn't look like that."
"Then what are you going to do?" The parrot was a little anxious, walking up and down the shelf on two legs, "Are you just going to let it go?"
"He actually asked about the offerings of the Juju today, and I told him."
"Offerings? He actually asked about offerings!" The parrot became nervous, its feathers stood up, and a bird seemed to expand into two large ones. "Did he find something?"
"Not necessarily." Fang Canran stroked his chin, "Is this person here for the Torch? What is his plan?"
"I can't be like you, right?" Parrot said angrily, "You know everything about Lingxu City, but you have failed."
"God will not sit back and watch the volcano under the buttocks erupt again, so this matter is inherently difficult to handle." Fang Canran thought for a while, "But when it comes to the elixir of life, there is another strange thing."
"Ah, what?"
"The report from Chiyan State shocked the royal court because it involved Da Sinong and Tongxinwei. I heard that several elders rushed to Zhaixing Tower in the middle of the night to surround the emperor and wanted to consider sending Bai Shaqian's special envoy.
There was originally going to be a long game here, but the emperor said that Bai Ziqi was already in Chiyan Kingdom, so he could just transfer him there to deal with it. The elders were caught off guard and were very unhappy."
"What's the matter?"
"Bai Ziqi is the deputy envoy of Duyun. He is trusted by the gods and respected by the emperor. He is indeed the best choice to deal with this problem. But..."